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QIGURE TOY Fi l ed Nov. 6, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Smwe lffla yesAttorneys s, T. HkYES Filed Nov. 6, 1942 FIGURE TOY 3 Sheets-Sheet 3Inventor S Z H yes Patented July 4, 1944 Samuel T. Hayes, Yakima, Wash,assignorofonehalf to William C. Waldby; Yakima, Wash ApplicationNovember 6, 1942, Serial No. 464,801

3 Claims.

result of the operation of a single actuating medium.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent tothe reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a front elevational view of the toy.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view takensubstantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the suspensionmeans for one of the figures.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevational view showing the hinged means forthe actuating legs.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, itcan be seen that the present toy is constructed for simultaneousoperation or activation of five figures. However, this number may beincreased or decreased while still employing principal factors of thepresent invention. The five figures are generally referred to by A; B,C, D and E.

Each figure comprises a body portion 5 having a pair of legs each madeup of an upper section '6 and a lower section 1, the sections beingpivoted together and to the body 5. Each figure has a pair of arms 8, 8disposed upwardly in diverged relation to each other and connected bytie rods 9 held in place by nuts I0. Disposed through the arms 8, 8 ofthe figures B, C (for instance), are two cords (or like elements) H, II.These cords are disposed through openings in the upper end portions ofthe arms 8. The intermediate portions of these cords II, II are loopedas at l2 through openings in the upper ends of upwardly disposed postsI3 which are secured at their lower ends to angle members [4 supportedby a bridge member I5. As can be seen in Figure 3, there are two ofthese posts l3 disposed in upwardly diverged relation and connectedtogether by a brace member 16. A post I? rises from the bridge member l5and has a small plat form l8 mounted on its upper end to serve as aplatform for the uppermost figure A.

The end portions of the bridge l5 are hingedly tax secured as at l9 to uper portions of handles 20, each of which has a V-shaped upper portiondefining diverged posts 2|, 2| through which are disposed the ends ofthe cords II, II for the figures B and'C and like cords 22, 22 for thefigures D and E. As is apparent, the cords H, H, as well as the cords22, 22 are twisted just beyond the arms 8, 8 of each figure so that anypull on these cords by the action of the posts 2|, 2! will cause arotary swinging motion of the corresponding figures and the momentum ofthe figure turning over will cause another twist in the cord forreversed operation of the figures.

As can be seen in Figures 1 and 2, elongated runners 23 are secured tothe handles 20 and extend well above the upper ends of the divergedposts 2|, 2|, these runners having inwardly disposed portions 24terminating in upstanding lugs 25 through which cords or the like 26, 26are disposed and fastened to support the figure A by its arms as isshown in Figure 1.

Figure A has the lower sections of its legs just fairly spaced from theplatform l8, so that when the figure A is operating there will becertain flexing of the cords 26, 26 which will result in a tappingaction of the legs of the figure against the platform l8, to simulatedancing. Obviously, when the handles 20 are held in the hands and pushedinwardly and then allowed to spring upwardly, the result will be toactivate all five figures simultaneously and this multitude of actionwill be highly pleasing to children and amusing to adults.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what claimed as new is:

1. A toy of the character described comprising a pair of side members ofsubstantially Y shape, a bridge member to which the side members arehingedly secured, and whirligigs supported for operation between opposedupper portions of the said side members, each of said side members beingprovided with a post rising above the upper ortion of the correspondingside member, a Whirligig mounted for operation between the upper ends ofthe posts, a riser on the bridge member, a platform on the riser, saidplatform being positioned with respect to the last-mentioned Whirligigto permit the last-mentioned Whirligig to tap on said latform.

passed therethrough at a point between the flgures of the air.

3. A toy of the character described comprising a pair of side members ofsubstantially Y shape providing upwardly diverging pairs of opposedupper arms on said side members, a bridge member to which the sidemembers are hingedly secured, a pair of toy figures supported by atwisted flexible member for operation between each pair of opposed upperarms of the said side members, and upwardly diverging posts mounted onthe bridge member and each having the twisted flexible member of a pairof the toy figures passed therethrough at a point between the figures ofthe pair, said side members being provided with posts rising above theupper portions thereof, and a toy figure mounted by a twisted flexiblemember for operation between the upper ends of the posts.

SAMUEL T. HAYES.

